My 2 year old loves to whine these days....
I want ____! I want ____. I want ____!
Uppy, milk, water, read, books, snack, Daddy, kitty....the list can go on for days!
How do you deal with whining?
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I'd love to read the responses to this as well! My youngest whines to no end all day long. In some ways I can't wait until he can talk more. That's part of the reason. He says "uh" to everything and after a while it just sounds whiny and my ears hurt.
I just keep trying to figure out what he wants until he stops whining. I'm getting pretty good at it now. He's 21 months, btw.
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I get mad.. I'm working on that though. I try to say instead "Please ask nicely" or say something like "I don't respond to whining" ... willing to take tips..
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i don't respond to requests when charlie whines. i tell him that i can't understand him until he speaks in his regular voice.
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Yesterday for the first time ever I successfully ignored her whinyness and it worked. I had just gotten home from running errands and she was overtired and crabby and wanted to feed me my dinner. I really just wanted to sit and eat. I took her hands, looked her in the eye and said "Mommy is going to eat her own dinner, I understand you're sad but you don't get to whine about it." Then I put her down and ignored her complaining for a good 5 minutes before she gave up and walked over to her toys to play. Longest 5 minutes ever!
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@Mrs. Bee: Same...I tell DS he can ask me something in his happy voice.
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@prettylizy: I can hear her whining to DH right now....I want a BOW! Daddy, bow.... lol!
I just keep trying to figure out what he wants until he stops whining. I'm getting pretty good at it now. He's 21 months, btw.
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